Wiveliscombe is a small market town in Somerset, England, set on the western edge of Exmoor. It retains a compact high street of Georgian and Victorian buildings and a long market tradition, with independent shops, cafés and a number of antique and craft businesses that attract visitors from the surrounding countryside.
The local economy blends agriculture with small-scale manufacturing and creative enterprises, including a noted microbrewing presence, while regular community events and farmers’ markets give the town a lively social feel. It’s a popular base for walking and other countryside pursuits, with larger service centres such as Taunton and Wellington within easy reach.
Postcode districts covering Wiveliscombe
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 24 miles
- Taunton 9.1 miles
- Bridgwater 14.7 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 19.6 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 19.7 miles
- Tiverton 11.9 miles
- Chard 19.3 miles
- Chard Town 19.4 miles
- Sidmouth 24.4 miles
- Minehead 13.4 miles
- Honiton 17.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bathealton Parish 2.1 miles
- Fitzhead Parish 2.2 miles
- Brompton Ralph Parish 2.7 miles
- Milverton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Upper Tone Ward 2.8 miles
- Tolland Parish 3 miles
- Chipstable Parish 3.1 miles
- Huish Champflower Parish 3.4 miles
- Langford Budville Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Clatworthy Parish 3.5 miles
- Halse Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Stawley Parish 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wiveliscombe
TA4 2UE, TA4 2DU, TA4 2JX, TA4 2TY, TA4 2TA, TA4 2JR, TA4 2TU, TA4 2LW, TA4 2PD … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 21.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 24.6 miles
- Bishops Lydeard Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Crowcombe Heathfield Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Taunton Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Wiveliscombe Ad
- The Lethbridge Arms 5.5 miles
- Beambridge Inn 5.5 miles
- Raleghs Cross Inn 4.9 miles
- Combe House Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- Meryan House Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- The Corner House Hotel 3 9 miles
- The Great Western Hotel 3 9.2 miles
- Days Inn Taunton 3 8.5 miles
- Castle Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- Royal Ashton Hotel 2 9.2 miles
Schools in Wiveliscombe
- Kingsmead Academy Secondary
- Wiveliscombe Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brendon Hills Hill 6.4 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 6.9 miles
- Quantock Hills Hill 7.6 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 10.9 miles
- Kilve Beach Beach 11 miles
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 11.2 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Halswell House Country house 11.3 miles
- Halswell Estate 11.4 miles
- Periton Park Court Estate 13.6 miles
- Minehead Harbour Harbour 13.7 miles